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qualm
Pronunciation: ⁄kwɑːm, kwɔːm⁄
noun
·              an uneasy feeling of doubt, worry, or fear, especially about one’s own conduct; a misgiving:
military regimes generally have no qualms about controlling the press

·    archaic a momentary faint or sick feeling.
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